Spooky Empire, host of one of the most coveted and recognizable thriller conventions in the nation, announces its return to the Wyndham Orlando Resort for their mid-season convention happening Friday through Sunday, April 21st through 23rd, 2017.

The 3-day annual weekend will feature an array of activities including celebrity autographs with meet & greets, Q&A’s led by special guests, and a tattoo festival with more than 25+ artists. Celebrity guests and highlights include Malcolm McDowell from the classic cult movie A Clockwork Orange as well as Tank Girl and Star Trek: Generations. He will be joining the cast of Rob Zombie’s Halloween with Tyler Mane, Scout Compton and Kristina Klebe.

Also in attendance is Dee Snider, rock icon and lead singer for Twisted Sister who will participate in a Q&A hosted by MTV’s Riki Rachtman. Other expected guests include: Joan Cusack from the Netflix series, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Shameless and the voice of Jessie from Disney’s Toy Story movies, Ernie Hudson of the original 1984 Ghostbusters, Shannon Purser from the hit Netflix series Stranger Things and the CW’s new series Riverdale, Ryan Lambert and Andre Gower from the classic movie Monster Squad.

The thrilling weekend will kick off Friday afternoon with a special Day of the Dead Processional with an array of after-hours events for paid attendees on Friday kicking off with a tribute to the late Rockstar, Prince, to commemorate the one year anniversary of his death and Saturday night guests will enjoy a “Rocktail” pool party.